Firm and Provider News

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 19, 2016 — Garen E. Dodge has joined the Washington, D.C. office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the Labor and Employment practice group. Dodge joins from Jackson Lewis P.C. where he led the firm’s Government Relations practice and was co-coordinator of the firm’s...

JULY 15, 2016, NEW YORK, NY -- Fragomen, the leading provider of immigration services worldwide and a member of both the Am Law 100 and the Am Law Global 100, announces the addition of fourteen (14) new Partners, effective July 1, 2016. As immigration becomes increasingly more complex and integral to the success of business, Fragomen continues to invest in...

HARRISBURG, PA (June 28, 2016) – McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC attorney John W. Greenleaf, III has been elected to the Leadership Harrisburg Area Board of Directors. John will serve a three year term beginning July 1.

New York, NY, July 14, 2016 – Fish & Richardson announced today that the Eastern District of Virginia has granted United Services Automobile Association’s (USAA) motion to dismiss with prejudice a lawsuit alleging infringement of a patent for verifying online transactions using a trusted third party. In the case,Asghari-...

Britain's vote to leave the EU should not cause panic amongst privacy professionals. There will likely be years of negotiations between Britain and the EU involving a variety of trade deals and laws, so while the vote to leave is very significant, no one should lose their heads.

HARRISBURG, PA (June 28, 2016) – McNees attorney Devin J. Chwastyk will present on the topic of “Cyber Security in the Healthcare Sector” at the 2016 Healthcare Symposium, on July 19.
The 2016 Healthcare Symposium, organized by Central Penn Business Journal, will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Sheraton Harrisburg-...

HARRISBURG, PA (June 29, 2016) – McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC is proud to announce that attorney Stephen J. Matzura has joined the firm’s Energy and Environmental Group, where he is working out of the Harrisburg office.

HARRISBURG, PA (June 29, 2016) - McNees Wallace & Nurick today announced the formation and launch of its Food and Beverage Practice Group. The group will be co-chaired by Peter “Fritz” Kriete, Of Counsel and Kimberly A. Selemba, Of Counsel.

UBIC North America, Inc. (“UBICNA”) and EvD, Inc. (“Evolve Discovery”) each a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of UBIC, Inc. (the “Company”) (to be re-named FRONTEO, Inc.) (NASDAQ:UBIC) (TSE:2158), a leading provider of global eDiscovery support and big data analysis services, announced today that on July 1, 2016 they will...

TOKYO, June 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UBIC, Inc. (Nasdaq:UBIC) (TSE:2158) (“UBIC” or “the Company”), a leading provider of international litigation support and big-data analysis services, announced today that its corporate name will be changed to FRONTEO, effective July 1, 2016, following approval given to a relevant revision...

Seong Hwan Kim and Rebecca Edelson have joined the Century City office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partners in the firm's Intellectual Property practice groups. Kim and Edelson join from Steptoe & Johnson, where Kim was head of the firm’s Korea Commercial Litigation practice, co-head of the Korea practice group, and...

Akin Gump today announced that Neal R. Marder has joined the firm in Los Angeles as a partner, adding significant depth to its West Coast litigation team. Mr. Marder, whose practice focuses on class and mass actions, bet-the-company litigation, and complex business and commercial litigation, comes to Akin Gump from Winston & Strawn, where he helped...

Washington, D.C. - The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has announced the top three finalists for the 2016 Thomas L. Sager Award, which is presented to a law firm that has demonstrated a sustained commitment to improve the hiring, retention and promotion of diverse attorneys. The winner of the national Sager Award will be announced at MCCA...

On June 16, 2016, Weil obtained a complete appellate victory for Marsh & McLennan before the Second Circuit in a dispute with two former executives whose employment Marsh terminated in connection with the New York Attorney General’s 2004 investigation into the insurance industry and Marsh’s parallel internal investigation. The former...

Herrick is very pleased to welcome Stephen C. Jacobs to the firm, as partner and co-chair of our Corporate Department.
Stephen is a senior hedge fund and private equity fund executive, and former corporate partner and associate for three Am Law 100 law firms.

Purchase, NY (June 16, 2016) – Leading accounting, tax and advisory firm, Marks Paneth LLP, officially inaugurated its new Westchester County office on June 9 with an open house and ceremonial ribbon cutting led by Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino. Mr. Astorino also proclaimed June 9 as Marks Paneth Recognition Day. Joining him...

Washington, DC (June 9, 2016) – iDiscovery Solutions, Inc. (iDS), recognized on the Inc. 5000 list as one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, is pleased to announce the addition of Business Development Associates Pete Collard and Cheryl Platt to its growing staff of professionals. iDS is an award-winning, legal technology and...

BALTIMORE – The Maryland State Bar Association’s Litigation Section has named McGuireWoods Baltimore office managing partner Ava Lias-Booker as its 2015-2016 “Litigator of the Year,” recognizing her professional achievements and her contributions to the community. Lias-Booker received the award at the MSBA’s annual meeting in...

Sills Cummis & Gross is pleased to announce that Galit Kierkut, a Member of the Employment and Labor Practice Group, has been chosen as one of a select group of high-achieving women to be honored at the Executive Women of New Jersey’s “Salute to the Policy Makers” Awards Dinner to be held on May 5, 2016. According to the...